Exch@nge Camp - DAY2 - Breaking the Rules

Second day at the Exch@nge Camp 2016 in Budrio.

This morning we had our second Talk from Genesis 2:16-17, 3:6. Colin lead this time explaining that our God is a good God that created everything good. It is that same good God that protects us from hurting ourselves!

The American kids in every group answered to this question: Have you ever tried 
“to be good” and “to follow the rules” for a day?
What did you discover when you realized that you couldn’t keep them?

Today we had very special sport activities.

In the morning we played Basketball with Rae Lin, an American professional Basketball Player and Volleyball with the Houston Team.



We've also had the privilege to join the Parkinsonian training with a group of Italian & American kids!!!  

Exch@nge Camp - DAY1 - Let's begin!

Great first day at the Exch@nge Camp 2016 in Budrio.

We have 40 local kids from 11 to 17 years-old!

This morning we started with our first Talk from Genesis 1:1, 31. Stefano lead this time explaining that we have a God who really made everything good!

The American kids in every group answered to this question: How does believing in a good God that has created everything good, have an impact on your everyday life?

Today we had very special sport activities.

In the morning we played Basketball with Rae Lin, an American professional Basketball Player and Baseball with the Houston Team.

 

In the afternoon we hosted the Taekwondo team from Budrio.

This is a slightly embarrassing example of the great afternoon we had!!!

Sunday Morning Service & Afternoon Training Camp Meeting

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with a
prayer time focused on our mission to
our community yet with a global vision.
We'll pray for the 40 kids who are coming to the Exch@nge Camp and for the Italian team, the UK team from The Crowded House in Loughborough, and the US team from Bethel of Houston Church, Texas.

Colin White, a Scottish Acts29 intern in Bologna who will serve @ our Camp, will preach from Galatians 3:26-4:7.

After the service we'll enjoy a picnic @ the park!





In the afternoon, we'll have a training session for the 2016 Exch@nge Camp Budrio!

We'll give the US & UK team an overview of Italy
and the gospel work done in our nation, in our region and in our town Budrio.

Then we'll go through the Camp programme,
the Talks and the Testimonies.

We'll end with a prayer time for all the kids and team!

Community Dinner @ Budrio Square

Tomorrow for our monthly Family Evening,
we'll be @ the Music Festival in Budrio!

We'll be @ the Community Dinner in Budrio's main Square to enjoy a wonderful Picanha grill and to support Matteo, a member of our church who' the Budtcher of Budrio and one of the organizers of this event!

Seminar on Gender @ Campo Sport 2016

Today Stefano will be @ Camp Sport 2016
This camp, located in the beautiful hills of Florence,
is for teens from 14 years-old to 18 years-old!

Stefano will do two seminars,
one for the Camp Staff and one for all the campers on:
Gender: A question of identity.

Please pray that the Lord will be glorified in dealing
with such a sensitive issue!

Family Service: Lost, Gone after, Found!

Tomorrow we'll have a special family serviceto worship God together as a family
and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.







We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service by singing

all together some hymns for kids and
one of the fathers will pray for our children.
Then kids will say the Bible verses they memorized during this year.

Stefano will preach from Luke 15:1-7 and together we'll discover Who's the sheep?
and Who's the Shepherd?
During the sermon we'll all do some activities with our children, including making a wobbly sheep and solving a maze helping the shepherd to find the lost sheep!

We'll memorize together Luke 15:10
"There is joy before the angels of God 
over one sinner who repents".

Then one of the grandfathers will pray for our children and their salvation!


After the service we'll enjoy a bring&share pic-nic @ the park and during lunch Justin will lead us in celebrating the Lord's Supper!

Town Hall meeting for the After-School Clubs

Tomorrow morning Stefano & Jenny will be at the Budrio Town Hall review meeting for the After-School Clubs, chaired by the councillor for the social policies.

The fact that our MySpace Club was part of the Town Hall programme, meant that we were granted a fantastic room in Budrio Library and that the social service sent some kids with special needs or difficult backgrounds followed by them.
Join us in praying that our Lord will keep open this door and bless our relationship with the local authorities!

Gospel for Breakfast with Gregg & Nora

Tomorrow morning
we'll have a special meeting:
Gospel for Breakfast with special guests Gregg & Nora Allison from Louisville, Kentucky.

Ladies will meet for breakfast with Nora @ Caffé Filopanti in Budrio's main square and men will have breakfast with Gregg @ Orologio Caffé in the main street of Budrio.

Gregg is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He is secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society, a book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, an elder at Sojourn Community Church, and a theological strategist for Sojourn Network.

Nora teaches for Southern Seminary’s Seminary Wives Institute, co-leads the Women’s Ministry at Sojourn Community Church, and is the director of Women’s Ministry at Sojourn’s East congregation.

Mid-week Bible Study with Professor Gregg Allison

Tomorrow evening we'll have a special Mid-week Bible Study with Professor Gregg Allison from Louisville, Kentucky.

For this special meeting we'll be able to use the Hall of the Associations in Budrio.
Gregg will speak about The Word of God and The God of the Word!

 



Gregg Allison is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He is secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society,
a book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, an elder at Sojourn Community Church, and a theological strategist for Sojourn Network.
He is the author of several book, including Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church; Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment; The Baker Compact Dictionary of Theological Terms.

Sunday Service: The Lord's Prayer: Deliver!

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with a
prayer time focused on our mission to
our community yet with a global vision.

We'll have a time of prayer for the Gospel opportunities of next week and for the preparation of the Exch@nge Camp!

We'll conclude our series on:
The Lord's Prayer: Deliver!
...And lead us not into temptation, 
but deliver us from evil!

Justin will preach from Matthew 6:13 engaging the church to understand Jesus' profound teaching about God's deliverance from the Evil and our consequent living as communities of Gospel deliverance!

Maria will lead the time with the little ones!

Mid-week meeting - Being Church

Tomorrow evening we'll continue our mid-week series of studies on Church Membership & Confession of Faith.

Together we're interacting with every statement of The Gospel Coalition Confessional Statement engaging with God's Word and applying it to our everyday life!



Stefano  will lead this meeting in which we'll engage with the tenth statement:  The Kingdom of God.

We'll engage with the biblical concept of church membership and the importance of being the local body of Christ witnessing His Gospel in Budrio, while experiencing a biblical interdependency with the other local churches who share this Confessional Statements, and the global body of Christ!

Serving & Celebrating with our Budrio Community @ Mezzolara Beer Festival

This evening Stefano, Justin, Nino & Marco from our church         will serve alongside many local volunteers @ the Mezzolara Beer Festival Attenti al Luppolo!                                                                        It is a great opportunity to get to know new people in a friendly environment while serving food, doing the washing up or recycling rubbish together.                                                                                           Join us in praying that we'll be able to serve and work alongside our community with the love of Christ and that there will be opportunities to share the Gospel and our hope in the Lord!

 

Sunday Service: The Lord's Prayer: Forgive!

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with a
prayer time focused on our mission to
our community yet with a global vision.

We'll give thanks for the many opportunities we had this week to live the Gospel in Budrio and for the relationships we've established!

We'll continue our series on:
The Lord's Prayer: Forgive!
...and forgive us our debts, 
as we also have forgiven our debtors!

Stefano will preach from Matthew 6:12 engaging the church to understand Jesus' profound teaching about God's forgiveness for us and our consequent living as communities of Gospel forgiveness!

Jenny will lead the time with the little ones!

MySpace Club 4 Teens - End of Year Party!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
the My Space Club 4 Teens
we offer during the school-year.

We organize this club for local kids,
where we also help them with their English home-works, in partnership with the Town Hall as part of their after-school programme.

We have a fantastic room with a courtyard in Budrio Library and the social workers are sending some kids with special needs or difficult backgrounds they follow.

Tomorrow we'll have a special End of Year Party!
to which we've invited the kids' parents!

We'll play all together some
fun & interactive games like: 
Big-Bigger-Biggest, Stick it to them, Guess who & The Penguin Game. We'll make a summary of the lessons we've learned together from the YfC Rock Solid material,
and Stefano will conclude with a Talk from Matthew 9:9-13.

70° Republic Day - Honorary Citizenship - Heavenly Citizenship

Tomorrow morning our church will be @ the celebrations in Budrio for the 70° Anniversary of the Italian Republic.                                              During the ceremony the Major of Budrio will grant a symbolic honorary citizenship to all the kids from migrant families who completed their primary and middle-school studies!  This year we received a formal invite ad church to be present at this community event. In the years we found it to be a great opportunity to share how in Jesus we live the same experience as foreigners who have been adopted in God's Family. 

In the evening we'll host in our home our mid-week Bible Study where Justin will challenge us to understand our            Gospel call for today to live our Heavenly Citizenship              right in our community!

Serving & Celebrating with our Budrio Community @ Mezzolara Beer Festival

This evening Stefano, Justin, Nino & Marco from our church         will serve alongside many local volunteers @ the Mezzolara Beer Festival Attenti al Luppolo!                                                                        It is a great opportunity to get to know new people in a friendly environment while serving food, doing the washing up or recycling rubbish together.                                                                                           Join us in praying that we'll be able to serve and work alongside our community with the love of Christ and that there will be opportunities to share the Gospel and our hope in the Lord!